Animal-exterminator.



M. W. SCOT? ANIMAL EXTERNINATOR. APPUCATION FILED FEB. 24 1915.

Patented Mar. "I 1916.

UN humus flflfl lllllii MAYNARD W. SCG'DT, OF ROZ'EL, KANSAS.

ANIMAL-EXTER-MINATOB.

Application filed Eeoi'uary 24, 1&15.

for genermbing smoke, gases, or llOXlOU" pors and forcing the some into the holes of burrowin animals such as gopheirs, prairie dogs, and also for 'forc' 1; such smoke or vapors in'to hollov. 1 the like for exp in or lcillir therein, the object of to provide on improved :ipnmislus of this kind which is cheap s1; l 1e, is lot .ulzelv In L 1 out 0; on =1, is vei': eluolenl, and

.Ul one ac ompanying drmvings. 7 is o verlinl sectional view on exterminator constructed in ocoordnncevvitli my invention. 2 is e detail sectional view.

in accordance- Wlll l my love-n: vide s base 1 which is a funk or ii 2 and pump 3, the pump and lire being spaced snarl; and the bein I vided with here 4-, which conimunicniles Wish the lower ends of the fire not; and pump and at he outer end of which is nozzle 5 in which R. hose attached so that other end of rho nose may be inserted in o burrow in the round or hollow in n log, tree, or t is li Tlie fire bo7. provides. with a cover Y; and is also provided its bottom with a screen 1 which serves as a An O L 3 l- '1: .1. P" 0138111232 o is in die oovtom oi one me hon. to establish communication between the fire box one lie bore a downwardly opening spring: valve 9 is arranged in openncrmally close we removable ing and is sampled to cvlinder rings l3, re municete Wits. inc bore and are respeo oively provided with a downwardly openinn valve 15 and on upwurdly'opening Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 10,326.

A dividing member 16' divides of the base into individual comand 18', the opening 14: opening out into the compartment 18 of "the bore l of the nose while the opening 13 opens out into the compartment 17 of the bore of the base.

In the operation of my improved animal exierm' rugs or other material which when burned will give off a thick smoke or genereie a noxious or vapor, are placed in the box together with coals, or other cover 6 is then secured. The

'" then operated. 911 each up stroke pump 1:: of i mnnp or piston the valve 9 opens valve 16. she bore partments l7 vs soy or gas drawn from the fire box tiroush the bore 4 and into the pump below the piston, and on each down stroke of the piston, said valves 9 and 16 close, and the valve 15 opens, so that the smoke, gas, or vapor is forced by nozzle and hose and into the burrow or hollow lo thereby either expelling or killing the animal or animals therein.

Having thus described my invention I clniln:-

1. An, animal exterminator comprising a. base having a bore and nozzle at the outer end of the bore, a fire an opening in its bottom communicating with boreand provided with a downwardly opening valve, an upright pump cylinder also on the base and disposed in spaced parallelism Wit-h the fire box and having openings at its lower end communicabin with lie bore, and one providedwith :i downwardly opening valve and the other with an upwardly opening valve, a pump or plunger arranged in said cylinder and provided with operating means, and a screen in said box and disposed above its valve and serving as a grate for the fire box and also serving: to preventthe fuel contmne in the. fire loos: from contacting with such valve and causing the opening thereof.

2. An animal exterminator comprising a, i dividing member in hose huvingfn bore, a

and forming compartments, a of the bore, .a fire lower end opening out in lPooented Mar. 1 3, 191% the r with the valve 16 so that smoke on the pump through the;

box outhe case he r-- both of the com:

partments of the bore and communicating for and preventing the fu'el'contained in the therewith, and one of the openings being fire box from contacting with such valve.

provided with a downwardly opening valve In testimony whereof I afiix'my signature and the other with an upwardly openlng in presence of two witnesses.

valve, a pump or plunger arranged 1n said MAYNARD W. SCOTT.

cylinder and provided with operating means, Witnesses 7 and a screen in said fire box and disposed J. H. TAPSCOTT, above its valve and serving as a grate there-' J. M. WALSH. 

